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verb

no object‘the lorry was unable to manoeuvre comfortably in the narrow street’

with object and adverbial of direction‘she tried to manoeuvre her trolley round people’

‘Our initial mission required us to maneuver into a canyon and destroy two caves.’

‘I hate maneuvering around people with their carts parked diagonally across an aisle.’

‘She maneuvered carefully so that she was beneath the liquid.’

‘When that failed, leading firefighter Tom Warnock, who directed the operation, got the rescue boat to manoeuvre closer in the hope of shocking her into moving out of the silt.’

‘If there was time we manoeuvred to the outer edge as instructed, knowing that the slightest misjudgement by the driver might easily nudge us over the side.’

‘The people bustled so close together that it was impossible to maneuver without touching anyone.’

‘From only a glimpse of its silhouetted form he spotted a barred owl, then carefully maneuvered for a closer view.’

‘There was delight as Melissa maneuvered from limb to limb taking unnecessary risks with each move.’

‘Up until this point almost all swords were heavy and required more strength than skill to maneuver.’

‘The high pitched whine of the armoured cars as they manoeuvred round the narrow streets filled me with dread.’

‘Also, larger oars were heavy and clumsy to maneuver and required multiple oarsmen.’

‘She stepped and maneuvered herself over people until she stood next to him.’

‘I carefully maneuvered to the right-hand lane and then proceeded onto the shoulder.’

‘The tiny cars were essential to the film's plot and proved to be the perfect getaway vehicles to manoeuvre in and out of tight spots and weave through seemingly impenetrable pathways.’

‘Besides that it was annoying to have to maneuver through people who didn't know enough to get out of the way.’

‘Patterson walked with him and moved to the table, as Chip maneuvered himself into a chair.’

‘Then she took a deep breath and carefully began to maneuver through the beams.’

‘For example, blind people can maneuver through unfamiliar areas with the aid of seeing-eye dogs or canes.’

‘It took a couple of spins around Marble Arch and a brief stop in Belgrave Square to phone my brother for directions before I finally managed to manoeuvre onto Kensington Road.’

‘Jason rested his arm comfortably around Kirby's shoulder as she maneuvered herself to stand next to him.’

‘It was crowded, and I had to maneuver around many people, but finally she led us into an empty corridor.’

‘A special tube is inserted into the patient's leg or arm and carefully manoeuvred to the artery needing attention.’

‘These can range from narrow aisles to inadequate toilet facilities but for William his biggest headache is finding a suitable shopping trolley he can manoeuvre himself.’

‘The larger the group gets the more emphasis you must place on moving yourself and spinning and maneuvering others away from you.’

‘She was now approaching the bent wreckage of a hatchway door, so she slowed and maneuvered carefully around it.’

‘The next several weeks Landon's recovery progressed to the point where he had some movement in his arms and could maneuver in a wheelchair.’

‘The steering is light enough for manoeuvring, but maintains enough weight to give reassurance at speed on the open road.’

‘They stepped quietly across the wet stone, maneuvering in pitch darkness as they listened for the movements of their enemy.’

‘We maneuvered carefully across the gap in the rigging to cut the remainder of the sail free.’

‘Rose awoke to the usual sounds of cars manoeuvring down the road, children playing in the park across the road and the chatting of women on the pavement below.’

‘The car, which had its lights left on, was parked so close to the traffic lights on The Broadway that cars turning left had to manoeuvre round it.’

‘The strain, as a punter tries to manoeuvre a fully laden trolley around the end of an aisle is just colossal.’

‘Two separate people spilled beer on my head as they tried to maneuver around me, cursing me in the process for ruining a perfectly good pint.’

‘I maneuvered through the throng of innocent people; all unaware of the task I was about to perform.’

‘Carefully, the two maneuvered around the sleeping police chief and went into the office.’

‘Sara had other ideas, however, and extended a leg high into the air to flick it up before manoeuvring to execute an exquisite overhead kick that flew past Francois Dubordeaux into the bottom right corner of his goal.’

‘They were already moving; the ship could maneuver so smoothly that they hardly felt the change in speed.’

‘I can remember as a child being fascinated by people who could maneuver those two wooden sticks like they were extensions of their hands.’

‘When she reached her room, she maneuvered carefully around the contents of her floor and fell onto her bed.’

‘Always give yourself enough room to maneuver safely while avoiding both obstacles in the road and opening car doors.’